If the cables from the exup are disconnected has the exup valve been removed or is it seized?Either way no exup will affect the low down running on a gen1, and new ones are very expensive and secondhand working ones are very rare.
....Those rubbers as Celtic said need changing......What the F do I know I am not even man enough for a Mighty Thou
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS1000-FZS-1000-FAZER-2001-2005-GEN1-AIRBOX-TO-CARB-RUBBERS-X-4/142595602473?hash=item21335c3829:g:tpIAAOSwonBaFtYqAdvertised as good condition, crack free, £15-00 Free delivery.
Quote from: tommyardin on 25 December 2017, 08:58:44 pmhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS1000-FZS-1000-FAZER-2001-2005-GEN1-AIRBOX-TO-CARB-RUBBERS-X-4/142595602473?hash=item21335c3829:g:tpIAAOSwonBaFtYqAdvertised as good condition, crack free, £15-00 Free delivery.Wrong rubbers Tommy - those are airbox to carb rubbers, L8onz needs carb to engine rubbers.
Most if not all Gen1 inlet rubbers are cracked externally, mine included, granted not to the extent that the OP's are but nevertheless this is a common occurance on these bikes. The bike is apparently performing well so it is unlikely that the rubbers are damaged internally and suggesting that all 4 rubbers will degrade at the same point in time so as to make the bike unrideable is frankly ridiculous. If the OP want's to spend out on a set of brand new rubbers then that is his decision, personally I would recommend spending the money on upgrading the OEM rear shock and biding my time for a decent set of used rubbers to turn up on eBay but each to their own.
I would not worry about the cracked in let pipes, I am sure Mike will confirm that the rubber is just a covering over metal.When I meet Mike at a Ivanising session he had a old set that he cut in half just to check.
There is a section of the stub which is solely rubber but as others have said, it's pretty thick. I've never seen one crack all the way through but I did find some this year which had started to disintegrate and crumble. They were from the same bike and it's not something I've seen previously.
Quote from: tommyardin on 25 December 2017, 10:02:53 pmQuote from: tommyardin on 25 December 2017, 08:58:44 pmhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS1000-FZS-1000-FAZER-2001-2005-GEN1-AIRBOX-TO-CARB-RUBBERS-X-4/142595602473?hash=item21335c3829:g:tpIAAOSwonBaFtYqAdvertised as good condition, crack free, £15-00 Free delivery.Wrong rubbers Tommy - those are airbox to carb rubbers, L8onz needs carb to engine rubbers.
dont know about the 1000's but most number plate lights are just from the tail/brake lightif you have a look underneath it will be clear and can see the bulbs/reflector